Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Freedom in Retreat: Is the Tide Turning? Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Country Reports Chapter 4 Related and Disputed Territory Reports Chapter 5 Survey Methodology Chapter 6 Tables and Ratings Chapter 7 The Survey Team Chapter 8 Selected Sources

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Freedom in the World is an indispensable reference.
*Samuel P. Huntington, Director, Harvard University Center for International Affairs*

An essential source, Freedom in the World works from the assumption that freedom is a universal value, not reserved for the rich.
*Francis Fukuyama, author of The End of History and the Last Man*

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*Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal*

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